Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 9.8%, unemployment in Union Township is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Ohio as a whole has 13%. The two grades for Union Township are D− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Union Township apart
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Union Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Union Township is better than 2% of U.S. towns, #989 of 992 in Ohio. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Union Township’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Union Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Getting to work from Union Township takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Union Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,020 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In and out of Union Township on a workday
On a workday 1,011 residents head out to work, 135 work right here, and 477 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Union Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.53 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Georgetown
Where Union Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in Union Township are in services
612 jobs are based in Union Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 740 → 612. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Union Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Union Township commutes less than 34 miles
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Union Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Union Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #363 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,072 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.1% of Union Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Union Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,800, and where Union Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,977 | Eureka KS | 2,239 | $49K | 22.4% | 3.8% | 36% | D− |
| 4,978 | Jay OK | 2,507 | $38K | 23.5% | 13.6% | 19% | D− |
| 4,979 | Union Township OH | 2,783 | $53K | 24.4% | 9.8% | 12% | D− |
| 4,980 | Cienega Springs AZ | 1,958 | $47K | 20.1% | 7.4% | 7% | D− |
| 4,981 | Whetstone AZ | 2,971 | $52K | 26.9% | 8.4% | 3% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,131 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Union Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Union Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ripley (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | – | D− | B | 34 min | $52,500 |
| Huntington Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 29 min | $48,500 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | D | B− | 35 min | $49,784 |
| Ripley | 9% | D− | C+ | 32 min | $49,006 |
| Byrd Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | C | C | 27 min | $92,827 |
Same-state neighbors only. Byrd Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Union Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Union Township: questions
What is the median household income in Union Township?
$52,500 (±$15,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Union Township?
24.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Union Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Union Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Georgetown (10%, 7 mi), Ripley (9%, 3 mi), Maysville (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Union Township walkable?
Union Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Union Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Union Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Union Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.